HMCS Haida Opens May 30th
HMCS Haida is opening Saturday May 20, 2023 and will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm. The ship will also have extended hours until 8 PM…
Royal Navy’s Light Cruisers from 1930 to 1945 and the Policy Behind Them
Synopsis: The Royal Navy in the 1930s was faced with the need to renew and replace its diminishing force of long-range trade protection vessels. Limited by the London Naval Treaty…
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Visits Souda Bay
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) concluded a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Greece, on March 25. SNMG2 visited Souda Bay with its flagship USS James E. Williams (DDG…
Government Statement on Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft
As part of its defence policy Strong, Secure, Engaged, the Government of Canada is seeking to replace the CP-140 Aurora fleet with a Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) for the Royal…
HMCS Montreal & MV Asterix Deploy to Indo-Pacific
HMCS Montreal and MV Asterix departed Halifax March 26, 2023 to Indo-Pacific Region. In November 2022, Canada is increasing its annual naval deployments in the region from two to three…
Canadian Tulip Festival Celebrating Naval Reserve Centennial
The Canadian Tulip Festival is joining forces with the Royal Canadian Navy for the Festival’s 71st edition in Commissioners Park, among 306,000 tulips at Dow’s Lake in Ottawa this May…
Zighra Successfully Qualifies to Sell Directly to RCN
Zighra Inc., the leader in continuous authentication and identity defense, is pleased to announce that after successful completion of an Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) Testing Stream contract with the Royal…
Submarine Status at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Q&A
Chris Earl is a retired Rear Admiral with the Royal Canadian Navy and brings 35 years of submarine experience to Seaspan Victoria Shipyards, where he is currently the Vice President…
Kingston Class Training Ships to Act as MCM Vessels
The dangerous job of identifying and physically disposing of sea mines is currently performed by naval clearance divers. “The use of clearance divers is effective but extremely limited in coverage,…
Upgraded Missiles to Better Defend Ships Against Air Attack
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is upgrading its missile defenses against current and future air threats. The first shipment of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) Block 2 recently arrived at…